E. Manning Fires Back in Long-Distance Spat With T. Barber
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is in a long-distance verbal tussle with his former tailback, Tiki Barber.
After Barber, now a broadcaster with NBC, said on the network's Sunday night telecast that some of Manning's attempts to lead the team last season were "almost comical," Manning made critical remarks to reporters today in Albany, N.Y., of Barber, who retired after last season.
"I guess I could have questioned his leadership skills last year, calling out the coach [Tom Coughlin] and having articles about him retiring in the middle of the season saying he lost the heart," Manning said. "As a quarterback, you're reading your running back has lost the heart to play the game and it's about the 10th week--I can see that a little bit at times. [But] I'm not going to get concerned and I'm going to go out and play ball."
By Mark Maske |
August 21, 2007; 8:58 PM ET
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Posted by: keedrow | August 22, 2007 8:54 AM
Hmmm...young Eli has a point.
Posted by: pF | August 22, 2007 10:47 AM
I've never been an Eli Manning fan, but he's definitely in the right here.
Posted by: Dylan | August 22, 2007 11:47 AM
the giants are going to be worse than the redskins this year wow!
Posted by: who cares! | August 22, 2007 12:52 PM
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What a jerk Tiki is. He didn't have to call out his ex-QB like that. Then get upset when the man responds. What a jerk as is most of the NY Giants primadonnas (i.e. strahand, shockey, burress, etc.)